AB5 would codify a ruling last year that set out a new standard for determining whether workers are properly classified.

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Uber, Lyft and DoorDash have said they will spend $90 million to back a ballot referendum in 2020 aimed at exempting them from the proposed law. (Photo: Shutterstock)

Gig workers in California will get a boost from AB5, a new bill passed by the California Senate and backed by Governor Gavin Newsom that will make it tougher for companies to classify them as independent contractors instead of as employees.

Marlene Satter

Marlene Y. Satter has worked in and written about the financial industry for decades.